Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-01
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Funeral Ceremonies of the Late Gen.
John A. LOgan-General
News, Etc.
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News, Etc.
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Impressive Funeral Ceremonies of the
Late John A. Logan.
WASHINGTON, December 3O.-The sleet
storm OF last night which thickly enameled
the pavements gave in place this morning q
heavy fog. which with a rainfall and two
inches OF thawing snow and ice covering
the ground made the marching and all out
door exercise thing to be dreaded. How
ever, great crowds made their way from
the early morning toward the capitol to
view the remains OF the dead statesman,
and the time OF lying in state was too short
to give an opportunity for all to pass by.
At II O'Clock the doors were closed to the
general public and while two ranks Of
Grand Army men filed on either side oi
the bier the undertaken closed the lid OF
the casket. A belated delegation OF friends
from Chicago arrived few minutes later
and the casket was reopened to enable
them to take a last look at the body. At
1920 the pail bearers took their places
and
CONVEYED THE CAbkET
to the Senate chamber. The hall OF the
Senate chamber was tastefully though not
claborately draped, and the chair OF the
dead Senator, the second on the innermost
row from the center was covered with
GRAPE The clerks desk was almost hidden
in a bank OF floral emblems, flanked on the
right and left sides respectively by huge
anchor of white and an immense represen-
tative OF the badge of the Fifteenth Army
Corps. Two or three hundred additional
chairs had been arranged in rows for the
accommodation OF those who had been in
vited to do honor to deceased.
Senators came in siDgly or in pairs and
took seats assigned them to the right OF
the presiding officers desk, leaving three
front rows vacant. At a quarter before IL
clad in their silken robes OF ofice-en-
tered Chief Justice Waite and Associate
.Jrst;ces Bradley, Gray, Field and Mat
thows; together with officers OF the Su-
prclne Court, and took seats assigned
them To the right of the presiding officers
desk. Behind them came members OF the
Horse OF Representatives, headed by the
officers of that body, and were conducted
to their seats in the rear OF the chamber.
Members of the Diplomatic Corps, many
of whom came in dress uniforms. were ush-
cred to seats upon the right and behind
them came representatives OF the admins
Whitney and Attorney General Garland,
who were placed in the front row upon the
right.
THE PRESIDENT WAS NOT ABLE
to be pr esent. The chair assigned him was
left vacant. The galleries were thoroughly
filled. The seats reserved for the family
OF the President were occupied by Mrs.
Cleveland, Mrs. Folsom, Mrs. Villas, Mrs.
Lamont. At IL a hush fell over the as
semblage, and as the procession and
rnourners entered the north door OF the
chamber, every occupant OF seats upon the
floor rose to his feet.
MRS. LOGAN, HEAVILY YELLED,
was supported by her son. Major and
Mrs. Tucker and their son, Logan Tucker,
Cornelius and James V. Logan, brothers of
the General, Miss Andrews, the affianced OF
John Logan, Jr., and Mary Brady, the
cherished friend of the family and for |
years a member Of the household. COM
posed the mourning procession. They were |
ushered to seats upon the left in front. Fol. |
lowing the mourners came the procession |
headed by Rev. DR.. Newman, officiating |
clergyman, Rev. DR.. Butler, chaplain of the |
Church, Rev. DIR. o. H. Tiffany, OF Phila- |
delphia.
THE HONORARY PAIL BEARERS
we're General Sherman, Roscoe Conkling,
Senator Stanford. Postmaster General
Villas, Gen. Lucius Fairchild. Mr.. c. H. An
drews, Col. Grant, DR.. Mcmillan and Gen. |
John c. Black. They wore sashes of black |
with shoulder knots of black and white rib |
bons. They formed in two lines as they |
came within the bar and passed the pail bear. |
ers OF the Grand Army men bearing the |
casket. The congressional committee wore |
wide sashes OF white. The honorary pail
hoor nd ppoit toe n
seats on the left centre. Senator Sherman |
and Speaker Carlisle occupied chairs at the |
presidents desk. The solemn services were |
begun by the reading OF the 9Oth Ps lin by
Bishop Andrews. DR.. Butler read as the |
burial service a portion OF the Fifteenth
Corinthians, prayer WAS offered by Dr. Ill |
fany and the funeral sermon was delivered |
by Dr. Newman. At the close of the funeral |
the procession reformed in the assigned |
order and filed out OF the Senate chamber. |
On the plaza to the east OF the capital were |
ranged the carriages which were to bear the |
various committees and invited guests to |
the cemetery. Behind these were military |
organizations which formed the escort.
UPON THE HIGH MARBLE STEPS
lealing to the steps and the house wings
ere masses OF people who had been unable
obtain an entrance to the building and
ofor hours and more stood exposed to the
try air and occasional gusts of snow
rain, awaiting the conclusion OF the
emonies in the Senate Chamber. As the
Asket, preceded by the pail bearers, was
being borne slowly down the stairs OF the
eastern front the Marine band played |
NEARER MY GOD TO THEE"
Placed in the hearse the military came to |
Present Arms Then the invited guests |
were conducted to carriages, and headed
by the Marine band, playing a dirge, the |
procession commenced its march to the |
formed in accordance with the arrangement |
laid down in the published order of the |
day, and no delays OF any kind occurred. |
At the head of the procession rode Lieu |
tenant. Ganera P. H. Sheridan in his full
uniform, covered by his military cloak |
with one end thrown over his shoulder.
He was followed by four members Of his
staff in line, and they by band OF artiI-
berry with muffled and Grape covered drums
aging funeral march.
GUNS AND cAIssoNs
batteries moved in double line and dis !
kantled artilIerymen with their rel lined
6oaks thrown back, marched in platoons
as infantry. The marines, headed by
their band and drum corps, carried arms |
reversed, as did the military organizations
which came next. The colors OF all the |
organizations were furled and draped in |
black. The Grand Army Posts and all
uniformed delegations, together with six
carriages, containing .mourners, clergy |
and pail bearers, preceded the hearse. |
This was drawn by four spirited black |
horses, covered almost entirely with SON.
bre trappings and cloths. and moved in the |
centre of a hollow sqnare, formed by its |
Grand Army escort.
ALONG DOUBLE LINE OF CARRIAGES
closed the procession. The broad streets
were kent clear OF crowds by the police, |
but sidewalks throughout the populous
parts OF the city were thronged despite the
terribly inclement weather. When the
limit of the asphalt pave was passed. :.
nroved to be almost impossible for pedes.
trians, and many OF those who started
dropped out of line and returned.
ROCK CREEK CEMETERY,
in which the body OF the deceased Senator